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India Vs Bharat: The National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) has made several changes in the syllabus. Many things have been removed and added in the 12th class political science book. 'Babri Masjid' has been described as a 'three-domed structure'. The term Azad Pakistan has been replaced by Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. There is also a mention of the removal of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir. However, on the use of the term 'India vs Bharat', NCERT said that they will use both the terms.
Discussing these words 'India vs Bharat' is useless
NCERT chairman Dinesh Prasad Saklani said that the debate on the term 'India vs Bharat' is futile, as the Constitution upholds both. He further said that NCERT has no hesitation in using 'Bharat' or 'Bharat' in its new books.
We will follow the Constitution: NCERT
In an interview, Saklani said that we will write both the words Bharat and India in our books. We will follow what the Constitution says. We will follow the Constitution. The words Bharat and India will be used interchangeably (sometimes Bharat and sometimes India). We have no objection to any word. We will not say either write India or Bharat. We are still writing both the names.
When there was talk of using the word India instead of Bharat
This statement of NCERT Chairman Dinesh Prasad Saklani is also important because last year the NCERT panel had proposed to change the name of India to Bharat in all books. CI Isaac, one of the members of the panel, said that after the proposal is approved, the name of India will be changed to Bharat in the next set of NCERT books.
Where did the word 'India' come from?
NCERT formed a 19-member committee to revise its curriculum under the new education policy. Committee chairman C.I. Isaac said in an interview that the committee unanimously recommended that the word India should be used in textbooks for students of all classes. Isaac said, in fact, the word India started being commonly used after the East India Company and the Battle of Plassey in 1757. At the same time, the word India is also mentioned in 7 thousand years old ancient texts like Vishnu Purana. The committee recommended the inclusion of 'classical history' in place of 'ancient history' in the textbooks. However, at that time NCERT had not taken any decision on the panel's recommendations.
